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One amp settings — M-VAVE Cube Baby

The Matalica guitar tone for “One”, dialed in for a M-VAVE Cube Baby with a rogue rocketeer RR100. Studio version, ...And Justice for All (1988)

Original rig

ESP MX-220 (EMG 81 bridge) → Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ → Marshall 4x12 cab

Tight, scooped high-gain rhythm with compressed attack
Amp settings — M-VAVE Cube Baby
CHANNELMetal amp typeBOOSToff
GAIN 8 BASS 7 MID 2 TREBLE 7 PRESENCE 5 REVERB 1 MASTER 6
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain8
Bass7
Mid2
Treble7
Presence5
Reverb1
Master6
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PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10
Why these settings

M-VAVE Cube Baby's Metal mode lacks the Mark IIC+'s graphic EQ, so mid is pushed to 2 (vs original 3.5) to compensate for the modeling amp's less-aggressive mid scoop. Bass +1 over original to offset your Rogue's ceramic humbuckers (thinner low-end vs EMG 81). Treble matches original 7; presence dialed to 5 to avoid digital fizz.

PRO TIPPalm-mute with the heel of your picking hand directly over the bridge pickup for the tightest note separation — Hetfield's gallop riffs on this track live or die on muting precision, not just gain.

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